New York State publishes licensing status and inspection history for every Adult Care Facility, including Assisted Living Residences, on the NYS Health Profiles website (profiles.health.ny.gov/acf), searchable by county, name, or facility type. Each facility's profile page includes an Inspections tab showing survey results. NYSDOH also publishes a statewide Consumer Information Guide: Assisted Living Residence that explains how to read these records.
What this means in practice
Before touring any Nassau or Suffolk assisted living community, it's worth spending ten minutes on NYS Health Profiles rather than relying only on a facility's own marketing site or a review aggregator. The ACF section of Health Profiles lets you filter by Region/County - both Nassau and Suffolk are listed - or search alphabetically or by license type: Adult Home, Enriched Housing, ALR, EALR, SNALR, ALP, or Respite. Each facility's individual page shows its licensed capacity, certifications held, and an Inspections tab with the state's own survey findings, which is a more reliable starting point than a star-rating average. NYSDOH's companion Consumer Information Guide for Assisted Living Residences walks through what the inspection terminology means and what questions to ask on a tour, which is useful context before interpreting a citation history.
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